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We are a teaching and research unit offering academic programs in Justice and Legal
Studies. Our faculty are engaged in cutting-edge research in justice issues including
the courts, corrections, policing, recidivism, violence against women, and substance
abuse.

The most recent issue of the AJiC Fact Sheet, "Value of Stolen Property Reported in Alaska, 1985–2016," presents data on the value of stolen property reported in Alaska from 1985 to 2016
as reported in the Department of Public Safety publication Crime in Alaska. Overall, the 31-year trend reveals that the total value of stolen property in Alaska
was relatively static with a trough beginning in 2008 and rising in 2014. The increase
in stolen property value from 2014 to 2016 was mainly due to increases in the aggregate
values of stolen motor vehicles and miscellaneous items.

After adjusting for inflation, the highest total value of stolen property was recorded
in 1990 at $61,651,724. The lowest total value of stolen property recorded was in
2011 at $22,189,499.

Of the different property types, motor vehicles represented the largest value and
share of stolen property. On average, motor vehicles were 53.7% ($24,246,790 per year)
of the total value of stolen property.

The Winter 2018 edition of the Alaska Justice Forum looks at evidence-based practices in Alaska’s criminal justice system including the
development of a new pretrial risk assessment tool and benefit to cost analysis of
adult criminal justice programs.The benefit cost analysis is part of the Alaska Justice
Information Center’s (AJiC) Alaska Results First Analysis. Alaska Results First has
yielded wide ranging information about Alaska’s evidence-based programs as well as
a groundbreaking eight-year recidivism rate study.

Also in the Winter 2018 edition you’ll find the most recent AJiC Fact Sheet presenting data on motor vehicle theft arrests reported in Alaska from 1986 to 2016.

The most recent issue of the AJiC Fact Sheet, "Motor Vehicle Theft Arrests Reported in Alaska, 1986–2015," presents data on motor vehicle theft arrests reported in Alaska from 1986 to 2016
as reported in the Alaska Department of Public Safety publication Crime in Alaska. Overall, the motor vehicle arrest rate consistently declined between 1990 and 2014
when it reached the lowest level in the 1985–2016 period. The motor vehicle arrest
rate rebounded in 2015 and 2016. Increases in Alaska motor vehicle arrest rates in
2015 and 2016 were particularly pronounced among adults and males, while motor vehicle
arrest rates for juveniles and females remained minimal in comparison. On average,
adults accounted for 62.6 percent and juveniles for 37.4 percent of all arrests for
motor vehicle thefts reported in Alaska from 1985 to 2016. Males accounted for 81.8
percent of all motor vehicle theft arrests, females 18.2 percent.

Alaska history from the days before statehood is rich in stories of colorful characters—prospectors,
settlers, heroes and criminals. And right alongside them were the judges and lawyers,
working first to establish the rule of law in the territory and then later laying
the groundwork for statehood.

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The UAA Justice Center, established by the Alaska legislature in 1975, has a mandate
to provide statewide justice‐related education, research, and service. The Justice
Center is an interdisciplinary unit that provides undergraduate, graduate, and professional
education; conducts research in the areas of crime, law, and justice; and provides
service to government units, justice agencies, and community organizations throughout
urban and rural Alaska to promote a safe, healthy, and just society.